California is home to 30% of people experiencing homelessness and half of those unsheltered in the US. 90% of unhoused people in California lived in the state before losing their housing, the report found. The state makes up less than 12% of the nation's total population, but is home to 30% of people experiencing homelessness and half of the unsheltered population in the US. In reality, 90% of those experiencing homelessness in California lived in California before losing their housing, according to a major new study from the Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative at the University of California, San Francisco. The researchers surveyed 3,200 people across the state and conducted 365 in-depth interviews with adults experiencing homelessness between October 2021 and November 2022.

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Persons: —, Dr, Margot Kushel Organizations: Service, Initiative, University of California, UCSF Homeless, Housing Initiative, UCSF Locations: California, San Francisco